Seven new species of Notiospathius (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from Northwest Venezuela

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2012
Authors:E. K. López-Estrada, Briceño, R. G., Smith, M. A., Nunes, J. F., Penteado-Dias, A. M., Ceccarelli, F. S., Clebsch, H., Zaldivar-Riveron, A.
Journal:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Volume:29
Pagination:37-61
Keywords:Barcoding, GMYC model, integrative taxonomy, Neotropical, parasitoid
Abstract:

We describe seven new species of the doryctine wasp genus Notiospathius Matthews & Marsh from Northwest Venezuela: N. araguae sp. n., N. bolivari sp. n., N. curvilineatus sp. n., N. dantei sp. n., N. estradae sp. n., N. larensis sp. n., and N. venezuelae sp. n. These represent the first described species of the genus reported for this country. Species boundaries for the above taxa were confirmed using the General mixed Yule-coalescent method with 441 DNA barcode sequences from specimens assigned to Notiospathius and other closely related genera collected in different countries along the Neotropics.

DOI:10.3897/JHR.29.3555
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